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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

What to expect in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

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What to expect in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Feb 14, 2024

DuBOIS — While a baby is in the womb, it depends on the mother’s body for important functions such as breathing, elimination of waste and immune prote...

Pitt study links scent to depression recovery

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Pitt study links scent to depression recovery

Feb 13, 2024

PITTSBURGH — Smelling a familiar scent might help depressed individuals recall specific autobiographical memories and potentially assist in their reco...

Club news

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Feb 13, 2024

Bradford Branch AAUW The meeting of the Bradford Branch of American Association of University Women began with a program on the Computer Information S...

Waste of the Day: Pentagon’s $53.2M in COVID spending

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Waste of the Day: Pentagon’s $53.2M in COVID spending

Feb 13, 2024

The Department of Defense spent $53.2 million on items including exercise machines and acrylic paint and then categorized them as expenses caused by t...

Leave it to Geezer

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Leave it to Geezer

JERRY ZEZIMA Tribune News Service

Feb 13, 2024

The day after I turned 70, I got an email urging me to buy burial insurance. “Now more than ever, it’s time to make sure your family is protected,” it...

The last time an unfit incumbent ran for re-election

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The last time an unfit incumbent ran for re-election

RICH LOWRY

Feb 13, 2024

There’s a tried and true method for a White House to deal with a seriously ailing president — lie about it. The American public, of course, didn’t kno...

Pennsylvania’s proposed pot tax may find its way to municipal coffers, experts say

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Pennsylvania’s proposed pot tax may find its way to municipal coffers, experts say

KRIS B. MAMULA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 12, 2024

(TNS) — Legalizing adult-use marijuana in Pennsylvania could generate $255 million in new tax revenue for the state, Gov. Josh Shapiro said during las...

Learning lags despite COVID funding

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Learning lags despite COVID funding

Feb 12, 2024

Money sent out in haste most often goes to waste. That’s an apt assessment of many government programs, and it certainly applies to funding meant to b...

Is legal marijuana coming?

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Is legal marijuana coming?

NICK VADALA and GILLIAN McGOLDRICK

Feb 12, 2024

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania has for years seemed like a far-fetched idea that gained little traction in Harri...

Failing memories: But whose flaws are more concerning?

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Failing memories: But whose flaws are more concerning?

DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times

Feb 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In a career that spans more than half a century, President Joe Biden has long been known all too well for mangling words, names and...

Nick Taylor takes 1-shot lead into Sunday at raucous, waterlogged Phoenix Open

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Nick Taylor takes 1-shot lead into Sunday at raucous, waterlogged Phoenix Open

DAVID BRANDT Associated Press

Feb 12, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The party at TPC Scottsdale was a rager Saturday, with so many booze-soaked shenanigans that the Phoenix Open had to close th...

What you should know about cervical cancer

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What you should know about cervical cancer

Feb 12, 2024

DUBOIS – Each year in the United States, nearly 11,500 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in women, and in Pennsylvania approximately 1 out of...

Proteins in milk — not just fat — may help reduce oral burn from spicy food

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Proteins in milk — not just fat — may help reduce oral burn from spicy food

Feb 12, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK — Spicy food lovers know that milk can ease the oral burn, but why? Some believe that fat is the soother, with whole cow’s milk reduci...

Supplementing financial aid with education may benefit SNAP recipients

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Supplementing financial aid with education may benefit SNAP recipients

Feb 12, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK — Federal programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been boosting food security for Americans in need fo...

How to solve our soaring homelessness problem

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How to solve our soaring homelessness problem

RACHEL SHEFFIELD The Heritage Foundation

Feb 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Homelessness set two records in 2023. The increase in homelessness between 2022 and 2023 was the largest ever recorded since the go...

43 officers raid Pa. home, injure family over incorrect drug tip: lawsuit

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43 officers raid Pa. home, injure family over incorrect drug tip: lawsuit

JONATHAN BERGMUELLER pennlive.com

Feb 09, 2024

An eastern Pennsylvania appeals court ruled a family of four can sue several state police officers for kicking in their door and knocking teeth out of...

Student news

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Feb 09, 2024

LORETTO — Congratulations to the 801 Saint Francis University students named to the fall 2023 president’s list or dean’s lists. To achieve either hono...

Job obligations too often prevent life-saving bone marrow donations

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Job obligations too often prevent life-saving bone marrow donations

DAVID WENNER pennlive.com

Feb 09, 2024

(TNS) — The bone marrow registry, and how it leads to people saving lives of strangers, can boost faith in the goodness of humanity. “It’s kind of fas...

ROBERTSON: Escape from cabin fever

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ROBERTSON: Escape from cabin fever

WADE ROBERTSON

Feb 08, 2024

Oh, cabin fever. The lousy weather, gloomy skies, snow and lack of activities certainly can have a profound effect on your state of mind. When my daug...

Avoid Cabin Fever & Embrace Winter Adventures for Health’s Sake

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Avoid Cabin Fever & Embrace Winter Adventures for Health’s Sake

Hailey Rose McLaughlin Associated Press

Feb 08, 2024

A study from Michigan State University Extension found that just five minutes of outdoor activity in winter significantly improves mental health, turn...